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. 2016 Jan 1;26(1):1–133. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0020

Table 7.

Ultrasound Features of Lymph Nodes Predictive of Malignant Involvementa

Sign Reported sensitivity, % Reported specificity, %
Microcalcifications 5–69 93–100
Cystic aspect 10–34 91–100
Peripheral vascularity 40–86 57–93
Hyperechogenicity 30–87 43–95
Round shape 37 70
a

Adapted with permission from the European Thyroid Association guidelines for cervical ultrasound (20).